They say that most people under the age of 30 these days wouldn’t recognize the sound of a needle scratching across a record. And why would they? I wonder how many of them have even seen a record ...

This year, NPR, along with member stations, has been marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. One of those stations, KEXP in Seattle, has been celebrating with a weekly podcast, 50 Years Of Hip-Hop.

NEW YORK -- Cecilia Chien stands at her instrument. It's a turntable. It doesn't just play music; it creates music, or so the philosophy of turntablism says. "Feelin' Freaky," by Nick Cannon and B2K, ...

Scratching, in the physical sense, is the act of moving a vinyl record against a needle to create the familiar whizzing, dipping, bending sounds that infiltrate every form of entertainment these days.

They say that most people under the age of 30 these days wouldn't recognize the sound of a needle scratching across a record. And why would they? I wonder how many of them have even seen a record ...